Indian Epics

Promila felt as if her heart had shattered into a million cold, glass shards. The glass pierced her body and spread through her veins. She cried out in agony, "My love. My whole life has been torn from me!" She looked upon her precious Indrajit, laid upon the funeral pyre. She wished to join him in his burial fire-- to be his wife in the afterlife. She craved to be eternally beside her beloved with her entire soul. A small whisper in her mind told her no. "You must avenge his death. Blood has betrayed blood. Now blood must be spilt," the voice whispered. Promila knew her task. She approached the wrapped body of Indrajit. She softly took her hand from her mouth and placed it on Indrajit's forehead. A symbolic kiss of parting. "Go in peace, my love. I will restore your glory and find you in the heavens." Indrajit's sword rested at his feet. She lifted the famed weapon and brandished it in front of the mourning crowd. "Bibhisan will pay ...

Sita: The King-Farmer is called "Rishi" which is also the name of the narrator of my storybook, so that's cool He finds a baby girl in a pitcher and adopts her Kind of neat because he gives her the power to pass on his name The King then has three more daughters by his queen, Sita is the most beautiful Sita and Rama make eye contact and it is love at first sight Sita's sisters marry Rama's brother in a record breaking four-way wedding Sita's father tells Rama to "guard his treasure well and never forsake her" King Janaka has a sinking feeling that Sita will not be happy  This is an interesting tidbit that isn't included in the previous readings of Sita and Rama's love story Sita was the center of Rama's life. The author says they had one life and one soul Fast forward to Ravana disguising himself as a yogi and tricking/stealing Sita Sita is terrified and begs to be let go The normal events happen and Sita is exiled...